To:A. A. BELOV

Written:Written on November 30, 1921Published:First published in 1959 in LeninMiscellany XXXVI.

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ComradeBelov:

Iagree with you on the idea.

Givethis thing a pushin practice, i.e., draft a decision
(perhaps it is better this way:first, select thepersonnel,
and then write a draft decision).

Ithink there is no need to leave the Party.I object.

Youshould remain in theDepartment Storeand get things
running on model
lines.[1]

Withcommunist greetings,Lenin

P.S.Concerning release from the Narrow Council, get
Kiselyov’s opinion.

[1]Apparentlywritten in connection with the question of giving
the State Department Store (GUM) permission to work
together with foreign capitalists in export-import trade, and to set
up a joint-stock company for that purpose.

GUMwas set up by a Narrow C.P.C. decision of October 3,
1921, on organising an inter-ministerial department store.